Filtering failure: the impact of automated indexing in Medline on retrieval of human studies for knowledge synthesis

Objective: Use of the search filter ‘exp animals/ not humans.sh’ is a well-established method in evidence synthesis to exclude non-human studies. However, the shift to automated indexing of Medline records has raised concerns about the use of subject-heading-based search techniques. We sought to de...

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Main Authors: Nicole Askin, Tyler Ostapyk, Carla Epp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of the Medical Library Association
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Online Access:http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1972
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